Overall, Irish M&A deal volumes have experienced a decline during H1’23 vs H1’22. The year has not been forgiving for all dealmakers with rising inflation, interest rates, and soaring energy prices in the picture. Although not at the same levels witnessed prior, M&A activity has persevered with 198 deals reported in our newsletter database during H1’23 vs 226 in H1’22. A few high-level takeaways from this report include;
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Overall, Irish M&A deal volumes have experienced a decline during H1’23 vs H1’22 with 198 deals reported in our newsletter database during H1’23 vs 226 in H1’22. The year has not been forgiving for all dealmakers with rising inflation, interest rates, and soaring energy prices in the picture. A few high-level takeaways from this report include;
Following the trend we saw in H1’22, international acquirers are the primary category of acquirers in the Irish M&A market throughout H1’23. Ireland is an attractive market for international players for reasons such as;
Supportive Business Environment: Ireland has a business-friendly environment with streamlined regulations, transparent legal frameworks, and supportive government policies from organisations such as Enterprise Ireland and IDA.
This analysis draws upon data from the Renatus weekly M&A newsletter. ‘Financial Services’ and ‘Telecoms/Tech Services’ are the two standout sectors again in H1’23. ‘Software’ M&A deals are experiencing a decline from H1’22 levels.
‘Other’ category includes sectors from; Aerospace, Education, Electronics, Hotels/Pubs, Other Retail, Property, Public Sector Solutions, Recruitment, Retail Food/Drink, Travel and Waste.
The Global decline in H1’23 dealmaking seems bigger based on:
Source: The Financial Times
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